Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent landed a fresh attack on the President’s former ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk in the latest flare up in the duo’s feud.   

During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday Bessent told SOTU anchor, Dana Bash that the ‘America Party’ – the political party Musk registered with the Federal Election Commission Sunday wasn’t of concern to the White House.

Bash kicked off the exchange, noting that ‘it’s not a big secret that you had your differences with Elon Musk when he was working in the administration. He announced this weekend that he is starting a new political party.’

‘Does that worry the Trump administration’ Bash asked Bessent.

Bessent replied, first acknowledging that ‘the principles of DOGE were very popular,’ referring to the Department of Government Efficiency which Musk foremrely led for the Trump Administration.  

‘I think, if you looked at the polling, Elon was not,’ Bessent added. 

‘So, I believe that the boards of directors at his various companies wanted him to come back and run those companies, which he is better at than anyone,’ Bessent continued. 

Bessent then further expended on the idea that Musk is better served concentrating his efforts in the business world, adding  ‘I imagine that those board of directors did not like this announcement yesterday and will be encouraging him to focus on his business activities, not his political activities.’

Musk’s interference in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race earlier in 2025 is one example of an instance where his involvement appears to have negatively impacted the conservative candidate in the race.   

Several weeks ago on Capitol Hill, Bessent came clean after weeks of speculation that he was the one responsible for the  black-eye Musk was seen sporting during his last event as a member of the Trump administration.

Bessent faced an unusual line of questioning when he testified on Capitol Hill during a hearing on his department’s budget before the Ways and Means Committee back in June.

Bessent was grilled about whether he really tackled Elon Musk in the White House last month. 

‘Mr. Secretary, how are you doing?’ Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) said innocuously. 

‘So far, so good,’ Bessent quipped back. 

‘Okay. I was just curious because I know Elon Musk body checked you at the White House. No animosity to Elon Musk, right?’ Gomez continued. 

‘You know that?’ Bessent asked about the sparring event. 

‘That’s what I heard,’ Gomez responded.

Bessent had been partaking in three days of trade negotiations in London and had not yet been questioned about the story. 

‘So you believe, you believe what you read on Breitbart is what you are telling us, Congressman,’ Bessent pressed.

‘I didn’t know … If it’s too sensitive for you I won’t ask that question, but let me move’ Gomez flubbed. 

‘I will take South Carolina over South Africa any day’, Bessent replied, referring to his home state versus Musk’s nation of birth. 

Musk was spotted with a black eye as he delivered a sort of farewell address in the Oval Office upon departing from his role as a ‘special government employee’ heading up Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency DOGE).

At the time, Musk claimed that the black eye was the result of roughhousing with his young son, X ÿ A-12, who is more commonly know as X. 

But speculation grew as more was revealed about his tense standoff with Bessent.

Former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon told DailyMail.com in May that Musk’s turbulent time in the White House was marred when he was confronted over wild promises to save the administration ‘a trillion dollars’.

That’s when an irate Musk physically ‘shoved’ 62-year-old Bessent.

‘Scott Bessent called him out and said, “You promised us a trillion dollars (in cuts), and now you’re at like $100 billion, and nobody can find anything, what are you doing?”‘ Bannon revealed.

And that’s when Elon got physical. It’s a sore subject with him.

‘It wasn’t an argument, it was a physical confrontation. Elon basically shoved him.’

Bannon said the physical altercation came as the two billionaires moved from the Oval Office to outside Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ office, and then outside the office of the then National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz.